Provision of a prediction system allowing for management and optimization of snow in Alpine ski resorts

Livrables

Report on the perceived added-value of the service from a users experience and quantification of the added-value based on economic indicators developed in WP2

Report on the perceived added-value of the service from a users experience and quantification of the added-value based on economic indicators developed in WP2 (JR, IRSTEA input from all users)

Report on interviews and surveys with European Alps stakeholders, regarding expressed end users needs, snowmaking costs, willingness to pay

Report on interviews and surveys with European Alps stakeholders, regarding expressed end users needs, snowmaking costs, willingness to pay (JR, IRSTEA, TEC)

Report on modelling chain

Report on modelling chain: - modelling-chains feeding on PROSNOW data server through the webservices developed in WP3 : local data (meteorological stations, in situ observations) – meteorological forcing – downscaling – snow models (MF, WSL, UIBK, EURAC, BOKU) - specifications of Input/Output data formats for real-time meteorological and snow-cover data - implementation of downscaling chain for Copernicus Seasonal Prediction for all pilot resorts - implementation downscaling chain for ECMWF Monthly Prediction for all pilot resorts - implementation of downscaling chains for sub-monthly meteorological prediction in the different alpine countries (MF, WSL), in particular ARPEGE (France, MF) and COSMO (Switzerland, WSL).

Report on generation and evaluation of historical and hindcast simulations

Report on generation and evaluation of historical and hindcast simulations (WSL, contribution of MF, UIBK, BOKU, EURAC, Alpsolut) - Report on mean (snow) climatology for each pilot resort - Report on snow making efficiency index for each pilot resort - Report on the implementation of climatology-based evolution of snow cover from a current state - Report on the performance of climatology-based evolution of snow cover from a current state using historical data - Report on the generation and evaluation of sub-monthly forecasts (4 days to 1 month) of temperature, humidity, precipitation at pilot resorts - Report on the generation and evaluation of seasonal forecasts (1 – 7 months) of temperature, humidity, precipitation at pilot resorts - Report on the generation and evaluation of seasonal forecasts of snow conditions (depth, SWE, etc.) on ski slopes and anticipated water amount in reservoirs

Report on communication activities

Communication plan (final). This will contribute to the final report, regarding the scientific communication activities (mostly peer-reviewed articles and conference participations).

Report on real-time implementation of the model chains

Report of real-time implementation of the model chains (MF, contribution of WSL, UIBK, BOKU, EURAC, Alpsolut, IRSTEA) - Continuous real-time operation of the downscaling chains and provision of the data prepared according to T1.4 to the PROSNOW data server through specified interfaces (MF). - Continuous real time operations of models in Arosa-Lenzerheide, Livigno (WSL, Alpsolut), Garmirsch-Partenkirchen (BOKU), La Plagne and Les Saisies (MF), Seefeld and Mayrhofen (UIBK), Dolomiti Superski (EURAC).

Report on cooperation activities

"The report will present the results of the activities undertaken under the task ""Coordination and synergies with relevant relevant EU projects and other initiatives"" as part of WP6."

Report describing the assessment of the continuous exploitation of the Demonstrator

Report describing the assessment of the continuous exploitation of the Demonstrator (lessons learned, solutions to encountered problems) (MF, based on input from all local user groups), including - technical improvement requests (beyond bug fixes) from users (including intermediate companies) to the Demonstrator development team (WP3) - functional improvement requests from users to the Demonstrator development team (WP3), and selection of the improvements to be implemented for the next version of the Demonstrator by the project management (MF, all partners). This information will be shared continuously through the project development in order to continuously improve the Demonstrator as much as possible.

Minutes of the General Assembly 1

Establishment and dissemination of the minutes of the General Assembly 1

Report on the outcome of the final event

A final European event will gather scientists and professionals involved in climate services, snow management, mountain tourism, as well as EC officials and stakeholders interested in follow-up activities in other sectors. D5.5 will provide a synthesis of the achievements of this final event.

Report on dissemination and exploitation of results

WP1 to 4 will generate data on snow forecasts development costs, market interest, added value for professionals, willingness to pay, etc. Work contributing to D5.4 will integrate all this information to develop the business model of PROSNOW, and propose different scenarios of deployment and exploitation, with associated costs and revenues (product types, prices, expected market share, type of structure exploiting the service, distribution channels, convergence with other products, etc..). The objective is to make a final decision on future commercial exploitation at the last project general assembly.

Review of ski resorts operating costs and market analysis

This deliverable will be based on collection and analysis of existing data on ski resorts operating costs including snow management practices, conducive to a market analysis of the PROSNOW concept. The first need is to get an overview of snow management costs regarding different kind of operations (grooming, snow sublayer making, maintaining a minimum snow depth, etc.) and their relative weight regarding different period of opening and the kind of clients (long or short stay, familial or sportive, etc.). This step principally relies on literature review and knowledge from socioeconomic partners. This will also be based on ski-lift companies’ economics to assess their capacity to pay for using a climate service such as the PROSNOW Demonstrator (to be completed for D2.2 and D2.3).

Economic analysis of PROSNOW products, first under the assumption that the product will provide the expected added-value, then using feedback from end-users testing

Economic analysis of PROSNOW products, first under the assumption that the product will provide the expected added-value, then using feedback from end-users testing (WP4)

Full data management plan and implementation report

D5.3 consists in an update of D5.2, taking advantage of developments and lessons learned during the course of the project.

Demonstrator and documentation V2

A final demonstrator version ‘v2’ will be developed, integrating and trying to solve most challenges. This v2 will be the starting point for future exploitation.

Website (internal and external)

This includes the deployment of external website, and the deployment and training to most project management tools: internal website, cloud folder, document templates, WP and other bodies mailing lists

Publications

Snow farming: conserving snow over the summer season

Auteurs: Thomas Grünewald, Fabian Wolfsperger, Michael Lehning
Publié dans: The Cryosphere, Numéro 12/1, 2018, Page(s) 385-400, ISSN 1994-0424
Éditeur: Copernicus Publications
DOI: 10.5194/tc-12-385-2018

Application of physical snowpack models in support of operational avalanche hazard forecasting: A status report on current implementations and prospects for the future

Auteurs: Samuel Morin, Simon Horton, Frank Techel, Mathias Bavay, Cécile Coléou, Charles Fierz, Andreas Gobiet, Pascal Hagenmuller, Matthieu Lafaysse, Matjaž Ližar, Christoph Mitterer, Fabiano Monti, Karsten Müller, Marc Olefs, John S. Snook, Alec van Herwijnen, Vincent Vionnet
Publié dans: Cold Regions Science and Technology, Numéro 170, 2020, Page(s) 102910, ISSN 0165-232X
Éditeur: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2019.102910

Simulation of snow management in Alpine ski resorts using three different snow models

Auteurs: Florian Hanzer, Carlo Maria Carmagnola, Pirmin Philipp Ebner, Franziska Koch, Fabiano Monti, Mathias Bavay, Matthias Bernhardt, Matthieu Lafaysse, Michael Lehning, Ulrich Strasser, Hugues François, Samuel Morin
Publié dans: Cold Regions Science and Technology, Numéro 172, 2020, Page(s) 102995, ISSN 0165-232X
Éditeur: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2020.102995

Overloaded! Critical revision and a new conceptual approach for snow indicators in ski tourism

Auteurs: B. Abegg, S. Morin, O. C. Demiroglu, H. François, M. Rothleitner, U. Strasser
Publié dans: International Journal of Biometeorology, 2020, ISSN 0020-7128
Éditeur: Springer Verlag
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-020-01867-3

Long‐term trends (1958–2017) in snow cover duration and depth in the Pyrenees

Auteurs: J. I. López‐Moreno, Jean Michel Soubeyroux, Simon Gascoin, E. Alonso‐Gonzalez, Nuria Durán‐Gómez, Matthieu Lafaysse, Matthieu Vernay, Carlo Carmagnola, Samuel Morin
Publié dans: International Journal of Climatology, 2020, ISSN 0899-8418
Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
DOI: 10.1002/joc.6571

Do changes in snow conditions have an impact on snowmaking investments in French Alps ski resorts?

Auteurs: Lucas Berard-Chenu, Jonathan Cognard, Hugues François, Samuel Morin, Emmanuelle George
Publié dans: International Journal of Biometeorology, 2020, ISSN 0020-7128
Éditeur: Springer Verlag
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-020-01933-w

PROSNOW - Provision of a prediction system allowing for management and optimization of snow in alpine ski resorts

Auteurs: Morin, Samuel, Ghislain Dubois and The PROSNOW Consortium
Publié dans: International Snow Science Workshop Proceedings 2018, Innsbruck, 2018, Page(s) 571 – 576
Éditeur: Montana State University

Simulating snow conditions in ski resorts with the physically based snowpack models AMUNDSEN, Crocus, and SNOWPACK/Alpine3D

Auteurs: Hanzer, Florian, Carlo Carmagnola, Pirmin Phlipp Ebner, Mathias Bavay, Matthieu Lafaysse, Michael Lehning, Ulrich Strasser, Hugues Francois, Samuel Morin
Publié dans: International Snow Science Workshop Proceedings 2018, 2018, Page(s) 517 – 524
Éditeur: Montana State University

Combination of climatological information and meteorological forecast for seamless prediction of alpine snow conditions

Auteurs: Carmagnola, Carlo Maria, Samuel Morin, Matthieu Lafaysse, Matthieu Vernay, Hugues François, Nicolas Eckert, Lauriane Batté, Jean-Michel Soubeyroux, Christian Viel
Publié dans: International Snow Science Workshop Proceedings, 2018, Page(s) 503 – 511
Éditeur: Montana State University

PROSNOW: a novel climate service enabling realtime optimisation of snow management in mountain ski resorts through weather and seasonal forecasting, in-situ observations and snow cover modelling

Auteurs: Morin, Samuel
Publié dans: Project Repository Journal, Numéro 7, 2020, Page(s) 62-65, ISSN 2632-4067
Éditeur: European Dissemination Media Agency

Droits de propriété intellectuelle

PROSNOW

Numéro de demande/publication: EUTM 018013961
Date: 2019-01-24
Demandeur(s): CGX AERO

PROSNOW

Numéro de demande/publication: EUTM 018013961
Date: 2019-01-24
Demandeur(s): INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE EN SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES POUR L'ENVIRONNEMENT ET L'AGRICULTURE

PROSNOW